Preparing for Emerging Threats and Hazards

 

To provide federal assistance which will support communities to prepare for new and emerging threats and hazards.

Active 97.133 Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2016 Enhanced preparedness for complex coordinated attacks. Development of comprehensive and sustainable approaches to enhance preparedness for complex coordinated attacks that include the following components and can be institutionalized within the jurisdiction for continued impact long-term: Identifying capability gaps related to preventing, protecting against, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from a complex coordinated attack. Developing and/or updating plans, annexes, and processes to address the identified gaps. Training personnel and the whole community to implement the plans and processes and build needed capabilities. Conducting exercise(s) to validate capabilities and identify opportunities for additional corrective action. Development and advancement of regional partnerships and whole community collaboration. Promotion of creative and innovative approaches that can be replicated and shared nationwide. Production of lessons learned and best practices associated with preparing for complex coordinated attacks. • Develop comprehensive and sustainable approaches to enhance preparedness forcomplex coordinated terrorist attacks. • Develop and advance regional partnerships and whole community collaboration. • Promote creative, innovative, and replicable approaches to preparing for complexcoordinated terrorist attacks. •Develop and share lessons learned and best practices associated
Fiscal Year 2017 Enhanced preparedness for emerging threats and/or hazards. Development of comprehensive and sustainable approaches to enhance preparedness for emerging threats and/or hazards. Development and advancement of regional partnerships and whole community collaboration. Promotion of creative and innovative approaches that can be replicated and shared nationwide. Production of lessons learned and best practices associated with preparing for emerging threats and/or hazards.
Fiscal Year 2018 Enhanced preparedness for emerging threats and/or hazards. Development of comprehensive and sustainable approaches to enhance preparedness for emerging threats and/or hazards. Development and advancement of regional partnerships and whole community collaboration. Promotion of creative and innovative approaches that can be replicated and shared nationwide. Production of lessons learned and best practices associated with preparing for emerging threats and/or hazards. Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016, Title V, Section 543, Public Law 114-113 Please refer to the FY2016 Funding Opportunity Announcement. Preparedness is the shared responsibility of our entire nation. Each community contributes to achieving the National Preparedness Goal by assessing and preparing for the risks that are most relevant and urgent for them individually, which in turn strengthens our collective security and resilience as a Nation. As new threats and hazards emerge, communities need to assess the risk to their community and take the necessary steps to prepare. Emerging threats and hazards include technological advancements, new environmental challenges, emerging diseases, and evolving terrorist tactics. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. Prime recipient(s) and any sub-recipient awards will be based on the following factors:  Need: Demonstration of need for funding support, including an explanation of their associated risk, capability gaps, and limitations on federal assistance associated with the emerging threat/hazard.  Design and Implementation: Demonstration of an effective and sustainable project approach for achieving program objectives, including the specific project implementation, project management, and regional and whole community approaches.  Impact: Demonstration of the proposed project's impact, including how the project will increase the jurisdiction's preparedness and resilience and how collaboration with identified regional partners and whole community stakeholders will enhance project effectiveness.  Budget: Demonstration of a reasonable and cost-effective budget, including explanation of reasonable project costs across the requested categories and the project's relative cost effectiveness.  Additional priority may be given to those projects that include creative or innovative approaches and/or plans for distributing project results to other jurisdictions. October 1, 2016 to October 15, 2016 Please refer to the FY2016 Notice of Funding Opportunity. From 30 to 60 days. Not applicable. Not applicable. Need: Demonstration of need for funding support, including an explanation of their associated risk, capability gaps, and limitations on federal assistance associated with the emerging threat/hazard. Design and Implementation: Demonstration of an effective and sustainable project approach for achieving program objectives, including the specific project implementation, project management, and regional and whole community approaches. Impact: Demonstration of the proposed project's impact, including how the project will increase the jurisdiction's preparedness and resilience and how collaboration with identified regional partners and whole community stakeholders will enhance project effectiveness. Budget: Demonstration of a reasonable and cost-effective budget, including explanation of reasonable project costs across the requested categories and the project's relative cost effectiveness. Additional priority may be given to those projects that include creative or innovative approaches and/or plans for distributing project results to other jurisdictions. Eligible activities shall include, but not be limited to, planning, training, and exercises related to preparing for emerging threats and hazards, as well as other activities as the Secretary determines appropriate. Performance Reports: As the awarding agency, FEMA will conduct performance monitoring of the prime recipient(s) related to financial aspects of the award(s). The Prime Recipient(s) will be responsible for conducting programmatic and financial monitoring of subrecipient(s). Not applicable. Grant records shall be retained for a period of 3 years from the day the recipient submits its final expenditure report. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit, or other action involving the records has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records must be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular 3-year period, whichever is later. Grant records include financial and program/progress reports, support documents, statistical records, and other documents that support the activity and/or expenditure of the recipient or sub-recipient under the award. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. The expected period of performance will be three years from the date of award. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Lump. N/A Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attack Program Office, FEMA
500 C Street., SW
Washington, DC 20472 US
FEMA-CCTA@fema.dhs.gov
Phone: 1(800) 368-6498 http://www.FEMA.gov 70-0560-0-1-453 (Project Grants) FY 18$0.00; FY 19 est $0.00; FY 20 est $0.00; - TBD 2 CFR Part 200. Not applicable.